Iran Handball Federation Reaches Agreement with Smajlagic
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran Handball Federation has reached a final agreement with Irfan Smajlagic on Sunday.
He will replace Borut Macek in the Iranian national team.
Smajlagic had traveled to Tehran in May to negotiate with the Iranian handball officials.
Irfan "Pipe" Smajlagic is a Bosnian former handball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia and in the 1996 Summer Olympics for Croatia.
He was born in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In 1988 he was part of the Yugoslav team which won the bronze medal. He played five matches and scored 14 goals.
